As you probably remember, March 17 — St. Patrick's Day — was closing time in 2020, the day that bars, breweries and restaurants across Colorado were forced to curtail in-house service as a way to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many of these establishments have noted this sad anniversary while appreciating the fact that they can now be open at limited capacity indoors and with outdoor seating.
But to keep things from getting out of hand this St. Patrick's Day, the state's Liquor Enforcement Division warned watering holes that its officers will be out in force (and probably not in green suspenders). "LED takes public safety concerns very seriously, and over-service violations may result in administrative action up to and including revocation of a liquor license," the agency noted. "LED will be checking on health-order compliance and advises licensees to limit mixing with people you do not live with as much as possible to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. We have just started experiencing great results for future successes and recovery for all businesses and citizens of Colorado. Let’s keep up our outstanding work to protect the public from future harm."